Moving surface simulated dice game apparatus



March 1949. J. D. NAGEL ET AL MOVING SURFACE SIMULATED DICE GAME APPARATUS Filed April 15, 1947 INVENTORS J. D. NAGEL WALTER Lmc FIG.

Patented Mar. 1, 1949 OFFICE MOVING SURFACE SIMULATED DICE GAME APPARATUS John D. Nagel and Walter Lang, Chicago, Ill.

Application April 15, 1947, Serial No. 741,442

3 Claims.

The object of our invention is to provide improvements in the invention disclosed in our patent application Serial No. 716,462, filed December 16, 1946, whereby to make it possible to play different games with the device and especially to play a dice game.

It is also a special object of our invention to reduce the cost of manufacture of the device by making portions of the device of difierent materials.

It is also an object of our invention to provide means for holding the ball between the ashtray and the base whereby it may be conveniently packed for shipping, so that the ball will not rattle.

We attain these and other objects of our invention by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l is a top plan view of the invention; and

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Like numerals indicate like parts in each of the several drawings.

Referring to the drawings, we provide a base I, preferably made of plastic material, the periphery of which inclines at a 45 degree angle. We provide a cover or ashtray 2 of glass which seats on the plastic base I. The plastic base I has an upstanding portion 3 to carry the name or trademark of the game.

On the metal tray 9 we provide representations of two sides of a series of dice, altogether forming substantially the minimum and maximum numbers of combinations it is possible to make out of the spots one through six as they appear on dice, and these are disposed in equally spaced (preferably depressed) portions 9a. of the tray.

5 designates cam recesses in the plastic base for receiving and engaging the lugs [2 of the glass ashtray with the plastic base I. 6 indicates the ball used in playing the game; 1 indicates a deplession at the center of the metal tray; and la is a central circular slot a-bove depression 1 in the center of the metal tray designed to receive the ball 6. Two or more upstanding projections 8 are provided on the outer portion of the glass tray to hold cigars. The metal tray 9 preferably has a series of spaced depressions 9a coinciding with the representations of dice shown in Fig. 1 to cause the ball to stop over one of the representatlons of dice.

As shown in Fig. 2, we provide spurs ID on the outer walls of the tray 9 to engage the underside of the flange [4 of the base while the outturned annular flange I I of the tray rests on the top surface of the annular flange M of the base. Lugs l2 are provided on the underside of the glass tray 2 to cletachably hold said tray in engagement with the cam recesses 5 of the base.

The glass ashtray may be locked into the plastic frame by means of the engagement of the lugs l2 and the cam-like recesses 5.

The metal tray indicates the dice game by means of suitable markings on the inside surface of the tray with depressions in line with said markings for the purpose of stopping the glass ball in one of the depressions.

We contemplate providing various markings in other trays; for example, bowling pins, card hands, etc., to permit the playing of a variety or combination of games by simply changing the trays.

For purposes of shipping, the glass ball is held stationary at the center of the game by its contact with the bottom central surface of the glass ashtray.

In playin the game, the glass ball is placed in a position off center and the tray is tilted to cause it to roll until it comes to rest in one of the depressions aligned with one of the dice or other game representations on the tray.

What we claim is:

1. A game device comprising a base having an annular inner wall provided with a plurality of cam recesses, a, transparent cover for said base, a plurality of lugs on said cover adapted to engage within said recesses to retain said cover in position, an inwardly projecting flange on said base, a tray supported upon said flange, a ball within said tray, and a bottom wall on said tray providing a raceway with a plurality of spaced depressions having varying gaming indicia therein in which the ball may come to rest.

2. A game device comprising a base having an annular inner wall provided with a plurality of arcuate cam recesses, a transparent cover for said base, a plurality of downwardly depending lugs on said cover adapted to engage with the cam recesses to retain said cover in position, an annular inwardly projecting flange on said base, a tray detachably supported upon said flange, a ball within said tray, and a centrally inclined bot- 3 tom wall on said tray providing a raceway with a plurality of spaced depressions having varying gaming indicia therein in which the ball may come to rest.

3. A game device comprising a base having an annular inner wall provided with a plurality of arcuate cam recesses, a transparent cover for said base, a plurality of downwardly depending lugs on said cover adapted to engage within the cam recesses to retain said cover in position, an annular inwardly projecting flange on said base, a tray supported upon said flange, means for se curing said tray in position, said means comprising an annular flange uponsaid tray adapted to overlie the annular flange of the base and outwardly extending projections on said tray adapted 4 l to project beneath said flange, a ball within said tray, and a centrally inclined bottom wall on said tray providing a raceway with a plurality of spaced depressions having varying gaming indicia therein in which the ball may come to rest.

JOHN D. NAGEL. WALTER LANG.

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